Funeral Mass for Robert F. “Bob” Czapiewski will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Spring Valley, with Father Gregory Parrott officiating. Burial with military honors will take place in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held 4-7 p.m. Tuesday. Bob Czapiewski, age 93, of Spring Valley, Minn., died Saturday, April 12, 2025, at … [Read more...]
Donald H. Jordahl
Donald H. Jordahl, age 86, of Rushford, passed away at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, surrounded by his family. Donald Henry was born on March 17, 1939, in Good Thunder, Minn., the only child of Henry (Norma Mary Etta Missling) Jordahl. Don attended country school and then graduated from Lake Crystal High School. Following graduation, … [Read more...]
Kevin D. O’Laughlin
Kevin O’Laughlin, 75, of Rushford, Minn., passed away on Sunday, April 6, 2025, with his family by his side. Kevin was born December 22, 1949, in Winona, Minn. Growing up in Winona’s Gilmore Valley, Kevin was the third in line of six children born to Jim and Delores (Douglas) O’Laughlin. He contracted polio as a toddler and was sent to Sister Kenny Institute in Minneapolis, … [Read more...]
George Graham
George Albert Graham, 86, of Rushford, died April 4, 2025, at his home. George was born October 2, 1938, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to George A. and Erma “Sally” (Morrison) Graham. They moved to Montana before settling in Appleton, Wis., where he was schooled and joined the U.S. Air Force based in Massachusetts, being honorably discharged in 1960. He worked for Kenny Shoe Co, … [Read more...]
James A. Groth
James A. Groth, age 89, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away on Monday, April 7, 2025, at Spring Valley Living. Born to Robert and Agnes (Fuhrmeister) Groth in 1936, James “Jim” was a lifelong resident of Spring Valley. After twoyears in the Army, Jim met and married Lois Skosheim. Together they made a home and raised four boys. Primarily working for the school system … [Read more...]
Lynne Louise Eide
In Loving Memory of Lynne Louise Eide On April 2, 2025, we said goodbye to an amazing wife, mother, sister, grandma and friend – Lynne Louise Eide. Lynne was born in Winona, Minn., on September 2, 1957, to Robert and Maxine Boehmke. She grew up with her four siblings, living throughout southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin before settling in Rushford at age 11. … [Read more...]
Barbara Koster
Funeral service for Barbara Koster will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 11, 2025, at Stewartville United Methodist Church in Stewartville, Minn. Burial will take place at the Cherry Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday from 4–7 p.m. at the Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley and will continue for one hour prior to the service at the church. Barbara Margaret … [Read more...]
Norma Tainter McNally
Norma McNally died April 1, 2025, at Valley View Healthcare and Rehabilitation (Houston, Minn.) where she had resided since a car accident, November 11, 2020. Norma Lorraine Tainter was born January 23, 1926, the second oldest of five daughters to Hilda (Stensland) and Lyle Tainter of Winona, Minn. She grew up on a farm on Pleasant Ridge. She was baptized by Pastor Wein in the … [Read more...]
Jerry Dahl
Nov. 17, 1945 - March 17, 2025 Jerry Dahl, age 79, of Rushford, Minn., passed away March 17, 2025 at home, surrounded by family. Jerry was born November 17, 1945, in Lanesboro, Minn., to Henry and Alette (Howe) Dahl. He was the youngest of three children. Jerry met his future wife, Joyce (Erdmann), their senior year at Rushford High School, class of 1963. The two wed on … [Read more...]
Stuart Rodney Dibley
Stuart Rodney Dibley, 92, of Eitzen, Minn., passed away on March 28, 2025. He was born May 21, 1932, in rural Caledonia, in a bedroom in the family farmhouse. Later in life, he slept in that same room for 60 years. He moved with his wife Ruth Ann to the Wiegrefe Apartments in Eitzen in 2017. He was a lifelong resident of the Caledonia area, working the family farm, and later … [Read more...]